FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 18, 1996Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed LAC by 6 after three quarters and won 104–101.

Final · Box score
Jazz107
Bucks90
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Sixers94
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Spurs104
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Sonics104
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA -5; Q3 SEA -6; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets122
Raptors114
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +8
The lead · Clippers-Sonics

Seattle wins a tight one over Clippers

Gary Payton posts a triple-double

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-5-6+3SEA AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers34271723101
Sonics31251632104
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 21, 23, 9, 9, 16, 16, 21, 27SEA27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 33, 30, 23, 20SEA20 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 21, 19, 12, 15, 16, 19, 12, 20LAC20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 10, 10, 20, 10, 14, 2, 22, 20LAC20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Raptors combined for 236, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 122, Raptors 114
236
Clippers-SonicsClippers 101, Sonics 104
205
Warriors-SpursWarriors 98, Spurs 104
202
Jazz-BucksJazz 107, Bucks 90
197
Bulls-SixersBulls 98, Sixers 94
192
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-SonicsClippers 101, Sonics 104
+3 SEA
Bulls-SixersBulls 98, Sixers 94
+4 CHI
Warriors-SpursWarriors 98, Spurs 104
+6 SAS
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 122, Raptors 114
+8 DEN
Jazz-BucksJazz 107, Bucks 90
+17 UTA
SEA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SonicsSEA won · Clippers 101, Sonics 104
6 pts
Warriors-SpursSAS won · Warriors 98, Spurs 104
4 pts
Nuggets-RaptorsDEN won · Nuggets 122, Raptors 114
3 pts
Jazz-BucksUTA won · Jazz 107, Bucks 90
2 pts
Bulls-SixersCHI won · Bulls 98, Sixers 94
2 pts
McDyess shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDyessDEN · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
HornacekUTA · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Oliver MillerTOR · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
KempSEA · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
RogersLAC · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Clippers-Sonics
Clippers 101Sonics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers34271723101
Sonics31251632104
The story
Shawn Kemp had 27 points as Seattle beat Los Angeles 104-101

Bison Dele led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the SuperSonics took the fourth 32-23.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −3−5−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 98Sixers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2226203098
Sixers2125242494
The story
Michael Jordan's 38 points and 11 rebounds carried Chicago past Philadelphia, 98-94

For Philadelphia, Jerry Stackhouse had 31 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 38 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 15-32 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 30-24.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1+2−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 122Raptors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27352436122
Raptors30292827114
The story
Denver beat Toronto 122-114 behind 24 points from Bryant Stith

Oliver Miller paced Toronto: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 5-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3+3−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 58 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Spurs

San Antonio extends win streak to 10

104–98 over Golden State. Record: 46–18. David Robinson led San Antonio with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
Wvs TOR120–95Wvs PHI115–101W@ DEN101–90Wvs DEN100–90Wvs NJN115–100W@ SEA106–105W@ GSW106–98Wvs MIA120–100Wvs ATL119–92Wvs GSW104–98
Top performances

Tracy Murray leads the day with 40

Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 12, 14, 8, 20, 31, 11, 21, 40Raptors-Nuggets · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 17, 21, 33, 53, 32, 37, 33, 37, 38Bulls-Sixers · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 28, 6, 44, 36, 28, 28, 19, 32Spurs-Warriors · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 16, 6, 13, 32, 19, 22, 20, 32Nuggets-Raptors · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 23, 29, 32, 34, 28, 20, 20, 31Sixers-Bulls · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 21, 23, 9, 9, 16, 16, 21, 27Sonics-Clippers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
David WesleyBOS+6.8 17.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shawn BradleyNJN+6.7 18.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Vern FlemingNJN+6.1 13.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+6.1 19.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Dan MajerleCLE+6.1 16.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
A.C. GreenPHX−7.2 0.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Scottie PippenCHI−6.4 14.3 last 10 · 20.7 season
Kevin EdwardsNJN−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Willie AndersonNYK−5.6 5.4 last 10 · 11.0 season
Elliot PerryPHX−5.3 4.1 last 10 · 9.4 season